Summary

This text is used at more colleges and universities than any other business law text. With the perfect balance of tradition and innovation, this benchmark text brings to life the functions and inner-workings of business law in the real world. Rich with classic and modern cases, West's Business Law is the ideal text for readers entering virtually any field of business. By combining this market leading text with a complete supplements and technology package, this is the one clear choice in business law.

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE The Legal Environment of Business

1

(196)

Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

2

(24)

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

26

(20)

Court Procedures

46

(22)

Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business

68

(18)

Torts

86

(24)

Strict Liability and Product Liability

110

(14)

Intellectual Property

124

(19)

Criminal Law and Procedures

143

(23)

Cyberlaw and E-Commerce

166

(31)

UNIT TWO Contracts

197

(132)

Nature and Terminology

198

(12)

Agreement

210

(17)

Consideration

227

(12)

Capacity and Legality

239

(18)

Genuineness of Assent

257

(13)

The Statute of Frauds

270

(13)

Third Party Rights

283

(11)

Performance and Discharge

294

(13)

Breach of Contract and Remedies

307

(22)

UNIT THREE Domestic and International Sales and Lease Contracts

329

(90)

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

330

(25)

Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest

355

(15)

Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

370

(14)

Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

384

(13)

Sales and Lease Warranties

397

(22)

UNIT FOUR Negotiable Instruments

419

(84)

The Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments

420

(15)

Transferability and Holder in Due Course

435

(17)

Liability, Defenses, and Discharge

452

(20)

Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers

472

(31)

UNIT FIVE Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

503

(68)

Secured Transactions

504

(27)

Other Creditors' Remedies and Suretyship

531

(13)

Bankruptcy Law

544

(27)

UNIT SIX Agency

571

(44)

Agency Formation and Duties

572

(15)

Liability to Third Parties and Termination

587

(28)

UNIT SEVEN Business Organizations

615

(144)

Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships

616

(21)

Corporations---Formation and Financing

637

(21)

Corporations---Directors, Officers, and Shareholders

658

(20)

Corporations---Merger, Consolidation, and Termination

678

(12)

Corporations---Securities Regulation and Investor Protection

690

(21)

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships

711

(16)

Special Business Forms and Private Franchises

727

(11)

Ethics and Business Decision Making

738

(21)

UNIT EIGHT Labor and Employment Relations

759

(44)

Labor and Employment Law

760

(19)

Employment Discrimination

779

(24)

UNIT NINE Government Regulation

803

(62)

Administrative Law

804

(16)

Consumer and Environmental Law

820

(21)

Antitrust Law

841

(24)

UNIT TEN Property

865

(66)

Personal Property and Bailments

866

(22)

Real Property

888

(19)

Landlord-Tenant Relationships

907

(24)

UNIT ELEVEN Special Topics

931

Insurance

932

Wills, Trusts, and Elder Law

950

Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals

972

International and Comparative Law

989

Law for Entrepreneurs

1008

Appendices

A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Cases Problems

A-2

B The Constitution of the United States

A-5

C The Uniform Commercial Code

A-14

D The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Excerpts)